Barber&#39;s chair.



D. 'D. DIGKSON.

BARBBRS OHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1912.

1, 1 1 9,408. Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

UNITE STATS DAVID ID. DICKSON, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI BARBERS' CHAIR.

Application filed August 6,

To all whom it mm concern Be it known t at I, DAVID D. 'DICKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Barbers Chairs; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an operators seat for barber chairs, and has for its principal object to provide a seat which maybe attached to an ordinary barbers chair and is adapted for adjustment thereon so that it may be occupied by a barber or manicurist when a customer is seated in the main chair.

It is also an object of my invention to rovide an auxiliary seat which may be "olded when not in use so that it may hang beneath the main chair, but which may be extended and supported in a convenient position when it is to be occupied.

It is a further object of the invention to 1 provide the auxiliary seat with a foot rack,

which may be extended to a convenient position for supporting the foot of the customer while his shoe is being polished, and which may be folded toward the chair pedestal and carried wholly by the auxiliary chair support when not in use.

In accomplishing these objects, I have provided the improved detailsof structure hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein ar 4 which is fixed in an adjusted position on the pedestal by a set screw 5, is a collar 6, having laterally directed arms 7, the outer {Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914. 1912. Serial No. 713,522.

ends of which are spaced to provide a channel S therebetween.

The collar is preferably formed in two pieces so that it may be applied to the plunger, the arinends of the pieces being connected by rivets or bolts 9 and the abutting ends by an overlapping strap 10, so that the diameter of the collar may be kept constant to obviate its working loose or binding against the plunger. The outer ends of the arms 7 are brought together to form ears 11 which carry a pin 12, the ends of which project laterally and, in turn, carry brace bars 13, the latter being curved downwardly and inwardly toward the pedestal 2 and provided with end flanges 14 which bear against the pedestal and are adapted to travel thereover when the seat is moved around the chair.

Pivotally mounted on the pin 12 which carries the brace bars are straps 15 which carry a seat 16 and have a latch 17 pivotally connected therewith and projected between the brace bars 13, the latch being curved so that when the seat is lowered it may project up between the brace bars and between the spaced collar arms 7. The lower edge of the latch 17 has inner and outer notches 18 and 19 which are adapted to engage a pin 20 that projects between the brace bars 13 to hold the seat extended or limit its inward movement when collapsed.

Fixed between the arms 7 and brace bars 13 is a standard 21 which is adapted to stiffen the collar arms and brace bars and is provided with a laterallyturned lip 22 at its lower end. Pivotally mounted on the lip 22 is a single lazy-tong 23, the outwardly progressive members of which overlap the inner members so that when the tong is folded it will lie above the standard ear. Connected with the outer link of the lazytong is a stand 24, having a foot-rest 25, adjustablv mounted thereon, and provided with rubber shoes 26 so that it will remain in adjusted position on the floor. A box 27 is mounted on the outer link adjacent the standard and is adapted for carrying brushes and polish conveniently for the bootblack.

Presuming the parts to be constructed and assembled as described, when the seat is not in use it may be folded or collapsed,as is shown by dotted lines in Fig. II, the footrest being folded and supported snugly beneath the chair and out of contactwith the floor. Should the barber or manicurist Wish to use the chair, the seat may be lifted out by pivoting the arms 15 on the pin 12, the latch dragging over the pin 20 until the notch 18 is over the pin when the chair would be released, and its weight will throw the latch into locking engagement with its pin. When the chair is extended in this manner, it may be moved around the main chair to a desired position so that it can be used by the barber, or may be moved toward the front of the chair for use by the manicurist.

W hen the plunger is raised or lowered, in the ordinary manner, the collar l supports the pivotally mountedcollar so that the latter rises and falls With the plunger, thereby maintaining the auxiliary chair at the same relative elevation.

It is apparent that the foot-rest may be extended when needed, and may be moved either to the right or left of the foot-rest 1,11e,eoe

fixed on the plunger, a collar pivotally mounted on the plunger and supported by the fixed collar, anauxiliary seat carried by the loose collar, and a brace member frictionally engagingthe pedestal and partially supporting the seat.

In testimony whereof I afliximy signature in presenceflof two witnesses. I

DAVID D. DICKSON.

Witnesses I LEWIS L. MILLER, v LETA E. COATS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner oi. Patents,

Washington, I). C. 

